In questo lavoro viene valutata l'incidenza dei fattori interpersonali e situazionali nella rievocazione dei tratti di personalità riferiti a sé. La dimensione interpersonale presa in considerazione si riferisce ai motivi di auto-accrescimento e coerenza del sé che guidano la codifica delle informazioni riferite a sé. I soggetti, suddivisi in due gruppi (quelli con prevalente motivo di accrescimento e quelli con prevalente motivo di coerenza) vengono assegnati ad una delle tre condizioni sperimentali (accrescimento, coerenza e controllo). I risultati indicano che nella situazione di accrescimento, rispetto alle altre due condizioni sperimentali, i soggetti utilizzano un maggior numero di tratti positivi per auto-descriversi. In un successivo compito di rievocazione, la condizione di accrescimento produce la prestazioni migliori per i tratti positivi e quelle peggiori per i tratti negativi.
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